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Attorneys representing Public Citizen filed a motion asking that its challenge to current hours-of-service rules for truck drivers be judged by the same panel that overturned the prior regulation.

Truckload carrier Celadon Group said late Wednesday it earned $4.7 million or 30 cents a share in its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, up from $2.7 million or 18 cents a year earlier.

Truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. reported late Wednesday it earned $37.5 million or 50 cents a share in the first quarter, up from $19.4 million or 26 cents a year earlier.

Truckers at the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, staged a protest Tuesday, calling on the Canadian federal government to extend a temporary agreement that got truckers back to work after a strike there last year, the Canadian Press reported Wednesday.

Crude oil reached a record $72.40 a barrel Wednesday before falling to close the trading day at $71.90, the third record closing price in the past three days, Bloomberg reported.

Eastern freight rail line CSX Corp. Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $245 million or $1.06 a share, down from last year’s $579 million or $2.56 a share, although excluding outstanding charges the earnings improved.

Shareholders of CNF Inc. have approved a corporate name change to Con-way Inc., the company said Tuesday.

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel continued to soar, jumping 11.1 cents to $2.765 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said late Monday its first-quarter net income improved 11% to $22 million or 27 cents a share, from $19.9 million or 25 cents a year earlier.

Railroads are at odds with some customers over fuel surcharges that have been rising faster than diesel price increases, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.